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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: cozy on July 14, 2009, 01:31:13 pm

Title: Custies don't clean insides
Post by: cozy on July 14, 2009, 01:31:13 pm
I recon about 5% of my Brit custies over here never clean their windows from the inside. Every time we tip up to clean, it's in the back of your mind "Wonder if today is the day they cancel". Really strange thing is, in the years I've been in this game, it is rare that they come out with the "Not today thanks" line. They even want them done when they go back to UK for a few weeks.Some of 'em are that bad from the inside, you can't even tell if someone is at home.

Most of these custies have back gardens that resemble a bad day in Bosnia, and you would only go into them if you were armed! Funny old game this window cleaning  innit? ::)
Title: Re: Custies don't clean insides
Post by: paul beckett on July 14, 2009, 03:32:07 pm
im getting more and more custys who i just do outsides, they want me to do just their kitchen inside aswell.
also you always get them saying ive got to do the inside now because the outsides are done, but they never get done, do they.

why dont they get you do the insides done aswell in it.

regards
paul
Title: Re: Custies don't clean insides
Post by: simon knight on July 14, 2009, 06:08:51 pm

Mrs Laurie has had a squashed fly on her kitchen window since I started doing her house 5 years ago...inside of the window before anybody makes some smart Alec comment ;D
Title: Re: Custies don't clean insides
Post by: cozy on July 14, 2009, 06:12:34 pm
LOL ;D I'm not joking mate, one of 'em has got summat like black mould on the inside of a couple of bedroom windows. They aren't the cheapest custies either, just don't understand it ???
Title: Re: Custies don't clean insides
Post by: GWCS on July 14, 2009, 06:15:43 pm
why dont you ask if they want them cleaned?

Bring up that you have notice these things, and you can sort it for them.
Title: Re: Custies don't clean insides
Post by: simon knight on July 14, 2009, 06:18:16 pm
why dont you ask if they want them cleaned?

Bring up that you have notice these things, and you can sort it for them.

I have on many occassions and the answer always is: "No I'll do them myself"  ::)
Title: Re: Custies don't clean insides
Post by: cozy on July 14, 2009, 06:19:55 pm
GWCS Yes mate, we ALWAYS ask our Brit custies if they want insides too, I usually say something like"I see you have little kiddies and it must be hard to stay on top of everything, just say if you need them done inside", this works most of the time. Just some baffle me ???
Title: Re: Custies don't clean insides
Post by: Helen on July 14, 2009, 10:38:16 pm

Mrs Laurie has had a squashed fly on her kitchen window since I started doing her house 5 years ago...inside of the window before anybody makes some smart Alec comment ;D

Yuuuuk! :o
Title: Re: Custies don't clean insides
Post by: martinsadie on July 14, 2009, 10:45:24 pm
ive a good few with cobwebs on the insides,what amazes me is the people who just have the upstairs cleaned and never do the downstairs  ;D
Title: Re: Custies don't clean insides
Post by: Helen on July 14, 2009, 11:01:08 pm
Had to laugh yesterday. Been cleaning a custie for nearly 7 years now and have watched the grime etc build up on the insides. Last month they asked how much to do the insides as well as the outs next time. 1 x exterior price and 2 x exterior price (for the insides believe me they didn't need net curtains ;D) Funny that the insides were clean yesterday, loads of smears, but clean. I imagine Mr X had a load of nagging from Mrs X including "I'm not paying that price" ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Custies don't clean insides
Post by: daniel worgan on July 15, 2009, 07:20:37 am
It allways amazes me that some people live in absolute crap holes,filthy is an understatement...yet they want their bloody windows cleaned.....morons.They want to get off their arses and stop watching tv and do a bit of cleaning....
Title: Re: Custies don't clean insides
Post by: seandyer2003 on July 15, 2009, 07:31:02 am
ive got some shockers on one estate, one the smell is so bad inside i know when shes come to door even if im up ladder i can smel it , but the inside is completely black

you couldnt pay me enough to do them!!!!
Title: Re: Custies don't clean insides
Post by: Niall McAllister on July 15, 2009, 06:50:24 pm
as long as the outside is clean and the money goes in the bank, I don't loose any sleep over the inside ;)
Title: Re: Custies don't clean insides
Post by: martinsadie on July 15, 2009, 07:35:40 pm
ive got some shockers on one estate, one the smell is so bad inside i know when shes come to door even if im up ladder i can smel it , but the inside is completely black

you couldnt pay me enough to do them!!!!
i havea couple of customers who both have around 10 cats and when they open the door you cant help standing back